Compare Alienware x14 R2 vs OMEN 17 2023 vs ThinkBook 16p GEN 4
Variants
FHD
QHD 165Hz
QHD 240Hz
2.5K
3.2K
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 + 1x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x MicroSD Card + 1x Audio
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 3x USB + 1x RJ45 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-Displayport + 1x Audio
2x USB Type-C + 2x USB Type-A + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 with Bluetooth 5.3 / Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.3 compatible combo / Realtek Wi-Fi 6E (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.3 compatible comb
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
80.5 WHr
83 WHr
80 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
HP Wide Vision 720p HD camera
FHD IR / FHD RGB
Colors
Lunar Silver
Shadow black
Storm Grey
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Plastic (A/D) + aluminium (C)
3-Side Metal Covers (A/C/D) + Mylar B-side Cover
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
2 x 2 user-facing harman/kardon® speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
260.41 mm / 10.25"
10.32"
Size | Height
14.5 mm / 0.57"
1.06"
19.9mm
Size | Width
321.08 mm / 12.64"
15.64"
Weight
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
6.15 lbs
from 2.1 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
400 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
14 inch
17.3 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Audio by Bang & Olufsen Support DTS:X Ultra
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB / RTX 4050 6GB / RTX 4060 8GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 40 series
Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060
Keyboard Backlight
Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard
Per key RGB / 4-zone RGB
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 processor
Security
Trusted Platform Module TPM 2.0
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
Performance
Key Travel
1.2 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB
2x SO-DIMMs
Up to 64GB (16GB max from factory), 2x DIMM
Memory | Type
LPDDR5 4800MHz
DDR5 dual channel, 4800MHz (i7) / 5600MHz (i9)
DDR5
Power Supply
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
330 W Smart AC power adapter
Storage
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
2x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs
512GB Dual SSD
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
66%
79%
72%
Pros
- All-metal construction
- Good wireless connectivity
- Good thermal performance
- No numeric keypad
- Good port selection
- Good wireless connectivity
- Metal chassis
- Utilitarian build
- Good price for a competent work horse
- Dual DIMM + dual M.2 slots
Cons
- Very large and heavy for its class
- Low performance for a gaming laptop
- Soldered memory
- Limited storage
- Old design
- Mostly made of plastic
- Old 16:9 aspect ratio
- Somewhat ugly lid
- Uninspiring feature set
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